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Dubai market brief — 17 August 2026

Computed from official DLD transaction records. Tracking 90 communities.

Market Overview

MetricValue
Communities Tracked90
Market Avg PSFAED 1,922
Avg YoY Change15.4%
12-Month Transactions149,011
Off-Plan Projects774 (AED 44.8B)
Best Mortgage Rate3.99% (1yr fixed)
EIBOR 3M5.2%
AED/USD0.272294
AED/GBP0.201097
Dubai Avg AQI153 (Unhealthy)

Top Gainers (YoY)

CommunityMedian PSFYoY12M Txn
WARSAN FIRST DEVELOPMENTAED 1,294+331.1%330
Meydan Racecourse CommunityAED 3,510+129.7%1,613
Jumeirah ParkAED 2,772+77.2%6
The WorldAED 2,795+65.1%6
Dubai South Residential DistrictAED 1,822+55.5%3,115

Top Decliners (YoY)

CommunityMedian PSFYoY12M Txn
TECOM Site AAED 1,599-49.0%367
Living LegendsAED 1,184-17.5%477
DMCC-EZ1AED 2,597-17.5%877
DAMAC HILLS 2AED 1,043-14.9%1,270
Jumeirah Lakes TowersAED 1,761-13.9%1,632

Most Active (12M Transactions)

Community12M TxnMedian PSFYoY
Dubai World Central14,263AED 1,627+3.1%
Jumeirah Village Circle11,333AED 1,495+7.6%
Arabian Ranches - 19,220AED 1,508+7.4%
Business Bay6,755AED 2,573+9.5%
Dubai Creek Harbour5,845AED 2,515+3.9%

Highest Rental Yields

CommunityGross YieldMedian PSFMedian Price
Dubai Land Residence Complex10.0%AED 1,327AED 1.5M
Bluewaters Island10.0%AED 5,967AED 11.0M
Meydan One Community7.7%AED 2,086AED 1.0M
Jumeirah Islands6.8%AED 2,380AED 3.0M
WARSAN FIRST DEVELOPMENT6.6%AED 1,294AED 582K

Data Freshness

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*Generated by Dubuy.ai Market Agent on 2026-08-17T07:35:45.487Z*

SourceLast Updated
dld transactions13/08/2026
ejari rental index17/08/2026
rera service charges05/01/2024
mortgage rates17/08/2026
khda schools08/06/2026
dsc population31/12/2024
currency rates17/08/2026
offplan projects17/08/2026
osm amenities23/01/2026
fred economic17/08/2026
broker data02/10/2025
community venues01/08/2026
dld projects15/06/2026
last auto update17/08/2026
offplan vs ready17/08/2026
cash vs mortgage17/08/2026
daily transactions17/08/2026
rental yields17/08/2026
mortgage ltv17/08/2026
price forecasts17/08/2026
asking vs dld27/07/2026
investability index17/08/2026
buy vs rent17/08/2026
proximity premiums17/08/2026
str yields17/08/2026
dubai schools08/05/2026
fragility scores17/08/2026
green coverage17/08/2026
community sentiment proxy17/08/2026
flood risk26/05/2026
rent price index04/06/2026
construction supply05/06/2026
listing affordability27/07/2026
listing market intelligence17/08/2026
listing archive intelligence31/07/2026
dld property registry30/07/2026

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